EEX 6759 Transition Planning & Interdisciplinary Teaming for Students with Disabilities Lecture Notes
June 4th, 2011
Transition Assessments: Should Address Three Areas 1. Employment 2. Education/Training 3. Independent
Goals of Transition Assessment: 1. Make informed choices 2. Take charge of the transition process 3. Understand Skills Specifically Needed for post school environments
Types of Transition Assessments: use both Formal- to learn a wide variety of skill levels in various areas (ie. vocational) Examples: 1. Learning styles inventories 2. Academic achievement tests (Woodcock Johnson) 3. Adaptive behavior scales (Vineland) 4. Aptitude tests (Differential Aptitude)
Informal-
observe student in various academic and work experiences
June 4th, 2011
Transition Assessments: Should Address Three Areas
1. Employment
2. Education/Training
3. Independent
Goals of Transition Assessment:
1. Make informed choices
2. Take charge of the transition process
3. Understand Skills Specifically Needed for post school environments
Types of Transition Assessments: use both
Formal- to learn a wide variety of skill levels in various areas (ie. vocational)
Examples:
1. Learning styles inventories
2. Academic achievement tests (Woodcock Johnson)
3. Adaptive behavior scales (Vineland)
4. Aptitude tests (Differential Aptitude)
Informal-
- observe student in various academic and work experiences
- likes/dislikes
- setting up experiences to try something new
Examples:1. Observation
2. Interviews/Questionnaire
3. Environ. Analysis
4. Curriculum based assessments
Examples of Assessment:
TTAP Assessment (lower)
TPI Assessment (higher functioning)